Package.



l. M. EAHEN.

PACKAGE.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. s. Isls.

Patented July 9, 1918.

gnou/woz Jamas/7. 7a7z6n v"lj JAMES lVL TEAHEN? OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

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Specication of Letters Ipatent. Patented July 9, 1918;

Application iled November 6, 1916. Serial No. 129,842.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that, I, JAMES M. TEAHEN, a citizen ofthe UnitedStates of America, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and Statefof Michigan, have?. invented certain new and useful Improvements in Packages, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to crating or boxing of fragile articles for protection during shipment, and it is the objectv of the invention to obtain a simple construction of package for safely holding such articles. More specifically it is the object of the invention to` obtain a. package adapted for holding both the body and cover of a flushing tank, as hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings:

p Figure 1 is a cross-section through a packave' f 2:,Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section therethrough.

The specific article for which my package is designed isa composition Iiushing tank, ywhich is'of a `somewhat fragile nature and comprises a body or tank portion A having a metallic outlet fitting B in the bottom thereof, also a cover C which is adapted to fit over the top of the body. To securely pack these articles in a single case it is necessary to hold the same out of :contact witheachother, and

as both 'articles are highly finished it is equally essential to hold them out of contact with the walls of the crate or box. This is particularly diiiicult in the case of a cover which -is of a dish-shaped form and is highly finished on both top and sides. lI have solved the difficultyby forming on the underside of the cover a plurality ofdepending lugs D, which are formed yintegral there-- withy and in which are embedded fastening devices E for securing the same within the crate.; The fastening device employed is preferably a nut embedded within the lug D, with `which a screw E may be engaged.

Thusby placing the coverupon the holding board F and passing the screws E through 'the latter into engagement with the nuts E the cover will be securely attached to said board yand lwill bear thereon only on the lower edge of the flanged sides.v

The container maybe a rectangular box G of any suitable construction within which the body A is first placed. The container is of greater internal dimensions than the external dimensions of the body, so that the walls are out of contact, and by forming an aperture or recess H in the bottom of the container which engages the fitting B, the body may be held in a central position. The bo-ard F to which the cover C is secured is then placed within the container Gr to bear upon the top of the body A, a yieldable packing strip I being placed therebetween. The cover J for the container is then placed in position, said cover having depending lugs or strips K which bear against the board F to hold the same in position. The

cover J is secured by nailing or otherwise to rear wall. ofthe tank. To more securely hold the tank in position a strip lN is attached to the partition F and is arranged to engage the recess and fit within the angleshaped hanger M. This strip therefore assits in holding the tank from lateral movement and in clamping the same to the container bottom.

p What I claim as my invention is:

1. A package, comprising an outer container, a fragile ytank and its cover within said container, a separating partition between the tank and cover acting as a clamping means for the former, and vmeans for attaching the cover to said partition to hold thesame from` contact with the walls of the container. I f

2. A package, comprising a fragile, externally-inished tank and a cover therefor, a container for receiving the same having means for engaging the bottom of the tank to hold the same from lat-eral movement, the walls of said container being spaced from the finished walls of the tank, a partition and cover and bearing upon the former to hold the same from displacement, and

`means for'securing said cover to said partition engageable with the unfinished interior of the fennel* and. holding the externallyfinished surface out of contact with the Walls of the container.

side Walls of the container, a partition for diifiding thev container into. two: compart-l ments respectively containing'thextank and the. cove-r,vx said partition having a bearing on the upper edge of thetank, alugon the unnished "innerl surface. ofi' saidf cover, f and a detachable securingv` device vfor engaging saidlug and securing. thesame to said-partition,`ivhereby the finished outer surface ofsaid cover-isheld fromL contact with the Walls ofthe container. f

d. A package, .comprising a fragile, externally-finished fiushing tank and, a cover therefor, said tankV havingL an outlet fitting projecting from. the bottomth'ereof, a container for said tank and. covenhaving an apertured; bottom, for engagingrsaid fitting to hold the finished Walls of the tank from contact with the walls of the container, a partitiony for dividing the container.,4 into sep arate, compartments for the :tank andV its Y cover., .said partition bearing, 'against the upper edgefofl the tank, securing means for said" cover passing through said partition,

and a plurality ofllugson 'the unfinishedinner surface of.v said cover adapted for cn'- gagement; With` said securing; means, Whercf by tlie.finished;surface ofthe coverfis held froml contact With the Walls of 'the container. 1 i

5. A package, comprising a fragile, eX.- ternallyffinished= iushing tank anda cover therefor, said, tank` being provided with` an outlet fitting projecting from thefbottoni thereof: andavtith ahanger on the roar Wall thereof of angle section,1a container for said tank and. cover-apertureditoreceive said fit- Y ting to holdthe finished sides ofthe tank from the -Walls ,of the container, la partition for dividing saidvv container. into? separate compartments. for the ltank and4 its cover, a strip on. said,y partitionl engageable with L said angle section hanger and clamping said tanlcto .liold theiippery endgthereof from lateral, displacement, and; means fori secur- 'indfsaid cover to ',said artition 1 enffaeeable f3 2D b with .the lunfinished interior; thereof, Whereby theinished-r exterior:k isheld.I from: contact-With the (Walls ofythecontainer. Y

' Gf A; package, comprisingfra, fragile YeX- ternallyffinished flushing tanky and a. cover therefor, said tank haninganoiitlet, fitting projecting from its. bottoni and an angle section hangerarranged:ina recess in itsrear vvfall at 'theupp'eredge. thereof,-fa I, container for said itank and :cover having anfapertured with the Walls o fA the container, a partition Vforr dividing saidVV container into separate compartments for the tank and cover, a strip secured to'said partition engaging said angle section hanger and the recess inthe rear Wall of said tank, and means for securixing. saids LcoverJto 'said partition with its finished outer surface out .of contact With the outer Walls ofthe container, Saidineans comprising screws-passing through the par tition. and engaging lugs `on the innerface ofthe cover. 7 In afpackage, acontainer'rhaving sepa'.- rate compartments for a pair of articles, a partition for dividingv the'container into said.l separate compartments andserving. to clamp one of the articlesr ini position, and means for securingi theother article to said partition, comprising 'securing devices pasS.-

ing through the partition. anch engagingllugs on said article. i f

8. In a'package, aicontainerhaving sepas rate compartments` for atank and its cover, a partition for separatingfsaid compartments constitutingr a clamping nieansY for ysaid tank, and means for securing; saidr cover to said partition comprisingv securingfrdevices passing-*through the partition, and lugs, on the interior Vof the-cover for engaging-said securing. devices. l

' bottom` for receiving said iittinggto hold the I 4finished Walls of the tank from v`contact 9. A package, comprising an'outer comy tainer, a` fragilergtank-,andr ak cover.' Within s said container,-2 a. separating partition be@ tweenthe tank and covenactingfas a clampd ingmeans for one lof, saidfarticles Withimthe container, and ni'eans for attachingfthecover tosaid partition tolaoldthe` same fromlcony tact, WiththeW-alls of the container.'` s

10a' A package,fcomprisiiig. a fragile,` ex

ternally-finished tankv and;s a1cover ytherefor,V

-a container for receiving thefsamefhaving Ine'ansfor engaging? the bottom ofthe: tank to hold Vthe same from flateral movement', the Walls ofi said: container being spacedgfroin the nishedwalls of the-tank,` avpar-.tition -into separate compartments 1 for;k thetank andthe coveri andgbearing upon thefformer :the correspo'ndingfcoinpartment, said-means being; engageablef .With Vthe :Tim.finisheda teriorv of A the @over and fhldnff 15h92 X rico ` within saidcontainerfor dividing thegjsame "ii-5Y to hold the: samefrom displacement, and i meansfor securing saidjcover to afvvallof tact; 'iv-iththe, other yWallsj: of saidF comparti-1 :the bottom yofthe-:tank andV holdinggtheside Walls offsaidntank from contact Wit ,thje

sidewalls ofthe .container-,- afpartit'ion for dividing the container into two compartments respectively containing the tank and the cover, said partition having a bearing on the upper edge of the tank, a lug on the unfinished inner surface of said cover, and a detachable securing device for engaging said lug and securing the same to one of the walls of the compartment receiving the cover, whereby the finished outer surface of said cover is held from contact with the other walls of said compartment.

12. A package, comprising a fragile eX- ternally-iinished fiushing tank and a cover therefor, said tank having an outlet fitting projecting from the bottom thereof, a container for said tank and cover having an apertured bottom for engaging said fitting to hold the finished walls of the tank from contact with the walls of the container, a partition for dividing the container into separate compartments for the tank and its cover, said partition bearing against the upper edge of the tank, securing means for said cover passing through a wall of the compartment receiving the same, and a plurality of lugs on the unfinished inner surface of said cover adapted for engagement with said securing means, whereby the finished surface of the cover is held from contact with the walls of the compartment receiving the same.

13. A package, comprising a fragile eX- ternally-finished flushing tank and a cover therefor, said tank being provided with an outlet fitting projecting from the. bottom thereof and with a hanger on the rear wall thereof of angle section, a container for said tank and cover apertured to receive said fitting to yhold the finished sides of the tank from the walls of the container, a partition for dividing said container into separate compartments for the tank and its cover, a strip on said partition engageable with said angle section hanger and clamping said tank to hold the upper end thereof from lateral displacement, and means for securing said cover to a wall of thev compartment receiving the same engageable with the unfinished interior of the cover, whereby the finished exterior thereof is held from contact with the walls of said compartment.

14. A package, comprising a fragile externally-finished iiushing tank and a cover therefor, said tank having an outlet fitting projecting from its bottom and an angle section hanger arranged in a recess in its rear wall at the upper edge thereof, a container for said tank and cover having an apertured bottom for receiving said fitting to hold the finished walls of the tank from contact with the walls of the container, a partition for dividing said container into separate compartments for the tank and cover, a strip secured to said partition engaging said angle section hanger and the recess in the rear wall of said tank, and means for securing said cover to a wall of the compartment receiving the same with its finished outer surface out of contact with the other walls of said compartment, said means comprising screws passing through said wall and engagingl lugs on the inner face of the cover.

15. In a package, a container having separate compartments for a pair of articles, a partition for dividing the container into said separate compartments and serving to clamp one of the articles in position, and means for securing the other article to said partition, comprising securing devices passing through a wall of the compartment receiving said other article and engaging lugs upon said article.

16. In a package, a container having separate compartments for a tank and its cover, a partition for separating said com partments constituting a clamping means for said tank, and means for securing said cover to a wall of the compartment receiving the same, said means comprising securing devices passing through said wall, and lugs on the interior of the cover for engaging said securing devices.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

JAMES M. TEAI-IEN.

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